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Katsukawa Shun'ei

勝川春英画　二代目市川門之助|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II

ca. 1793
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
32.4 × 14.6 cm (12.8 × 5.7 in)

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